Privacy & Data Security

Planning for privacy and cybersecurity risks is one of your top priorities. There is no room for error when it comes to collecting, sharing and protecting information. You need a team with a strong aptitude for handling compliance, enforcement and litigation matters. In a world of fast-changing technology, new laws and evolving business models, we give you creative and cost-efficient solutions.

Information is one of your most critical assets. Your business model depends on protecting your data. You need to prepare to safeguard your intellectual property and respond to potentially critical breaches and disruptions.

The lawyers at Alston & Bird help you prepare for, and respond to, privacy, data and cybersecurity challenges. We strive to understand the inner-workings of your company, its technology and data and the value it provides to shareholders and customers. Our multidisciplinary team assists you at every step of the information life cycle, from developing and implementing corporate policies and procedures to employee concerns, representation on transactional matters, public policy and legislative issues, and tough litigation.

We provide strategic advice to start-ups, Fortune 100 companies, insurers and other sophisticated clients in all phases of their privacy programs on a global basis, from structuring and advising on data management and international data flows, to negotiating with data protection authorities both here and abroad.

We also offer clients real-time privacy and cybersecurity developments through our blog, with straightforward analysis to keep you up-to-date on key issues that may impact you.

Pragmatic solutions save you time and money. We help you develop customer and employee policies, as well as procedures and training that fit your business model and make your data security plan fully operational.

Managing risk, reducing litigation and dealing with regulators and enforcement authorities, including the FTC and state attorneys general calls for a team with aggressive trial lawyers. Our litigation team has experience in a broad array of privacy and data security matters in many industries.

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Pocket Edition

Alston & Bird is pleased to offer you this handy pocket version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Cyber Risk Management Services

Is your company prepared for a cyber attack?

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Check Out Our GDPR Implementation Tracker

Visit our interactive GDPR Tracker -- a breakdown of how each EEA country is implementing GDPR legislation.

VideoApril 12, 2017

Roadmap to the GDPR: Access, Data Portability and Right to be Forgotten: Implementation Approaches.

Alston & Bird Privacy & Data Security Partners Jim Harvey, Jan Dhont and David Keating lead this informative webinar, the Roadmap to the GDPR: Access, Data Portability and Right to be Forgotten: Implementation Approaches.

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Privacy & Data Security Blog

This blog is a service of Alston & Bird's Privacy & Data Security team and focuses on key data privacy and data security issues.

ResourcesMarch 15, 2016

Privacy Shield Overview

This summary highlights key features and requirements of the Privacy Shield.

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Follow @AlstonPrivacy on Twitter

VideoMay 10, 2017

The Business of Cybersecurity

Kim Peretti discusses the business of cyber security on WNYW-TV Fox 5 NY.

PublicationOctober 3, 2017

The Digital Download

A legal update on privacy, data, security, and all things cyber by the attorneys of Alston & Bird.